Pachira aquatica Seeds | Money Tree
LATIN NAME: Pachira aquatica
COMMON NAME: Money Tree
Plant Profile
Pachira aquatica, commonly known as Money Tree, is a tree in the mallow family. Money tree is braided trunk of warm room, and large, cream flowers open in fine, bottlebrush heads. Tree has a long record as fine, lucky plant of offices and warm gardens, and it is a tree of open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained ground. Taken as a whole, it is a plant that repays a little attention many times over.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Pachira aquatica ranges from the botany of the mallow family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Money Tree earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Money tree is a fine, curious tree of warm room and subtropical garden. Keep young tree in warm, bright spot with room for swollen base of the trunk. seedlings establish steadily and grow on steadily. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
The money tree is a feng-shui houseplant staple; in its native wetlands the seeds are eaten roasted and the young leaves cooked, but indoors it serves as living decor.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Money Tree under ordinary good conditions. Level a tray of loose seed compost, sow evenly, cover to about the seed’s own depth, and keep it moist in full light. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Money Tree settles in quickly once it finds its footing. What it needs is basic: sun, drainage, and a little patience while it establishes.
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